SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc about privatization of public enterprises in the Southeast Asian country at the prime minister's official residence in Hanoi, Thursday. Chey, who also serves as the chairman of the Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies, visited Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Friday, to deliver a speech at the first Hanoi Forum jointly hosted by the foundation and the university. / Courtesy of SK

Tourists photograph themselves at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul amid a light snowfall, Monday. The temperature will rise slightly on Tuesday and Wednesday, but fine dust will again shroud some parts of Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. / Yonhap

Thousands of people fish for trout at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province, Sunday. More than 1.3 million people have participated in the festival since Jan. 5, including about 100,000 foreign visitors. / Yonhap

Two students from Daesung High School in Seoul leave Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Friday, after fully recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning last month at a guesthouse in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Seven students, who were left unconscious by fumes from a faulty ventilation pipe, have been released from hospital. Three others were killed. / Yonhap

Members of the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union demand the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the affiliated Seoul Medical Center to launch a fact-finding committee over the suicide of a nurse at the hospital who allegedly suffered bullying from colleagues, during a press conference in front of the City Hall, Thursday. / Yonhap

A resident from Pocheon in northern Gyeonggi Province has his head shaved at Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, Wednesday, in a show of protest calling for the speedy extension of Seoul Metro Line 7 to his city. Thousands of Pocheon residents rallied and claimed the government should provide rail infrastructure as compensation for the city's lack of development, as the city could not develop properly due to large military training sites there. Yonhap

Hong Jang-eui, third from left, head of KEB Hana Card's global business, and Centara Hotels & Resorts CEO Thirayuth Chirathivat, fourth from right, pose for a photo with other executives from the two sides after forging strategic ties in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday. Hana cardholders will be able to enjoy up to a 30 percent discount when dining and staying at the Thai resort. Courtesy of KEB Hana Card

Shinhan Bank CEO Wi Sung-ho, second from left, raises a trophy with sales employees of the bank's Dongtan New Town branch after awarding them for achieving the best regional performance at an event in Seoul, Saturday. The bank held a comprehensive management review of 10,000 employees. It has held the event every year since 1984. Courtesy of Shinhan Bank

Students participating in the CHANGE Kyobo Life Youth Leadership Camp pose at the insurer's training center in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Thursday. Forty teenagers from across the country participated in the three-day leadership education program hosted by the life insurer. / Courtesy of Kyobo Life Insurance

Models promote Lunar New Year gift packages at a Home plus store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Monday. The discount chain began selling 1,900 types of gift packages at 130 outlets across Korea, 88 percent of which are priced below 50,000 won, which is the cap amount for gifts in the country's anti-graft regulation affecting public servants, lawmakers, teachers and journalists. / Courtesy of Home plus

Kim Do-sik, second from left, head of Business Support Group of Kia Motors India, poses with school principals of the Industry Training Institute and local government officials during a launching ceremony of the “Green Light Project” in Anantapur, India, in this photo provided by the firm, Sunday. Kia launched the project in India to offer auto mechanic training to high school students from low-income families. / Courtesy of Kia Motors

Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Executive Vice Chairman Kim Jun-dong, right, holds a catalogue of recommended agricultural foods with Lee Jae-wook, head of Food Grain Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, during an event at KCCI in Jung-gu, Seoul, Friday. The chamber and the ministry launched a campaign to promote consumption of home-grown agricultural foods amid the Lunar New Year holiday. This year's holiday is from Feb. 4 to 6. Courtesy of KCCI

Nonghyup Hanaro Mart employees in Korean dress show customers gift sets for the upcoming Lunar New Year at the store, Friday. The discount chain said it will carry out various promotional events, including sales of gift sets offering domestic agricultural products, at its stores nationwide from Jan. 21 to Feb. 4. / Courtesy of Nonghyup Hanaro Mart

Models promote Chilean cherries at a Home plus store in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Thursday. In a discount event, Home plus will offer Chilean cherries for as low as 9,990 won for an 800-gram pack. Unlike U.S. cherries, Chilean cherries are harvested starting in November and supplied during winter months. Courtesy of Home plus

Visitors to the National Museum of Korea take a look at Bohemian glass relics at a special exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Czech Republic, Monday. The exhibition runs until April 26. / Yonhap

Ewha Womans University President Kim Sun-uk, right, points to an artist’s rendering of a dormitory planned for the school’s campus in Seoul, Tuesday, during a groundbreaking ceremony. Those listening to her are, from left, Choi Kyung-hee, the next president of the university; Chang Myong-sue, head of Ewha Haktang; Yoon Hoo-jung, Ewha’s honorary president; and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon./ Courtesy of Ewha Womans University

An ancient chest used to store Buddhist texts is on display during a ceremony at the National Museum of Korea, Tuesday. The nation’s flagship museum acquired the rare Goryeo Kingdom (918—1392) heritage from a Japanese collector./ Yonhap